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01-09-2014, 10:55 AM | #1 |
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| Pros & Cons of Spaying 2lb. Yorkie? Pros & Cons of Spaying? Was hoping to get some help/opinions on this....we have a 6 year old, 2 lb. Female Yorkie named Pixie. We set up an appt to get her spayed on Monday but I'm having mixed feelings & have been reading different pros/cons on it. We never did it up until this point because of her size & worrying about her going under anesthesia. We've been told by people recently that we should get her fixed to prevent cancers, etc. She's never been a problem during her heat cycles and cleans up after herself really well. She is always with us too and never around male dogs either, so that hasn't been an issue. We will be staying with a family in March though that has a male Yorkie, so that may be risky. I was just wondering if any of you have had your tiny dogs spayed or neutered? Or if you had anything to share as to whether or not we should do it? I fear something happening to her during surgery because of how tiny she is. Any info or experiences of spaying a tiny Yorkie would be appreciated |
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01-09-2014, 12:10 PM | #2 |
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| You might look for a vet that can do the spay orthoscopically. This is a lot shorter surgery,the inscision site is very small and the recovery time is much shorter. I do have a friend that had her little girl spayed this way at 6 months and she weighed 1 1/2lbs at that time. She was very pleased with how quickly her girl recovered. |
01-09-2014, 12:51 PM | #3 |
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| Have you had her put under to get her teeth cleaned or for any other procedures?? I can't give you much advice...but I can tell you that my little male was neutered when he was 2.2 lbs at 1.5 years old. He was severely underweight at the time because he was rescued.....and he has now reached a healthy weight of 4 lbs, so I am sure he's a bit bigger than your little girl...but he was successfully neutered at a weight similar to your pup. If you do spay her, I would suggest doing blood work-up, including her BATS before you spay her. Dogs with liver shunt problems can have a really hard time coming out of anesthesia(which is sometimes how liver shunts are found in the first place). You have to weigh out the odds...obviously there is risk in anesthesia, but there would also be a HUGE risk if your little girl accidentally got pregnant at 2 lbs. There are also other issues that can arise when you don't spay a dog(pyometria etc etc). I am not saying you should spay her...just that there are risks both ways. Got any pictures of Pixie?!? I am sure she's just a little cutie!! |
01-09-2014, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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| If Pixie were to become.pregnant, it would be life threatening due to her size. You don't want to take even a .01% chance of that happening. Even just tying to a male could cause damage since she's so little. My Rosie was supposed to get to 3 lbs before the surgery but was still 2.6 lbs or so when she got spayed...she was perfectly fine. Just ask if they've done the procedure on a dog that small. its reassuring when they say they have spayed many smaller dogs. You'll want a preemie baby onesie for her post spay, the e collar is too heavy for the little ones' necks!!
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01-09-2014, 04:38 PM | #5 |
YT 1000 Club Member | I have a 2.2 lb yorkie male. He has all his boy parts and I plan on letting him keep them. Size didn't have anything to do with me not doing the procedure. I did plenty of unbiased research before I came to my decision. If you choose to go through with it please make sure your vet has experience doing a spay on a dog her size. Good luck with your decision |
01-10-2014, 07:52 AM | #6 |
Furbutts = LOVE Donating Member Moderator | I think this is a decision that is TOTALLY up to you, and don't be pressured by all the current "you must spay/neuter" type stuff, bc it's not true that you must do it. The most important thing if you don't spay is to fiercely protect her from male dogs, and it sounds like you're already diligent in doing this, so that's the main thing. Yes, spaying females can decrease the incidence of certain health issues, but still, that doesn't mean you must spay. MANY female dogs live their lives unspayed and live long, healthy, normal lives...just like us unspayed human females do .
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01-10-2014, 03:10 PM | #7 |
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| Our vet refused to spay Kyra until she reached 3lbs which she can do on a full stomach lol. She made it through just fine but like others have said make sure the vet is one who has lots of experience with these tiny ones. We had a tiny pom years ago she was all of 4 lbs and since she was never around other dogs we never got her spayed. She lived to be 16 years old.
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01-10-2014, 04:21 PM | #8 | |
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01-10-2014, 05:25 PM | #9 |
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| I won't say whether you should or shouldn't, but I do have a little 2 pound girl that did great with her spay.... In fact, my vet said it was easier than most to perform because everything was so tiny! Lol! Good luck with your decision and welcome to Yt!
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01-10-2014, 08:04 PM | #10 |
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| Find an excellent vet, and get her spayed ASAP. Because she's an intact female, she's vulnerable to getting pyometra. With such a small dog, the infection can kill her quickly. Even an emergency spay may not save her at that point. |
01-12-2014, 05:12 AM | #11 | |
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There are risks involved either way, and you as a pet owner have to decide which risks are most important and which benefits are most important and then weigh them against each other.
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01-12-2014, 09:22 PM | #12 | |
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Do your OWN studying and reading up on valid, EVIDENCED BASED RESEARCH that is now showing the incidence of cancer in unspayed females and unneutered males, is not resulting in some enormous increase in the incidence of cancers and other diseases attributed to intact females..... There are many unspayed females that live very long, cancer free lives....my Hailee was spayed and at 10 years of age, she was diagnosed with metastatic cancer through out her lungs....so cancer happens to any of them....The major push for spaying is to prevent all those "oooops" pregnancies. If you have an intact female, when she is in heat, you CAN NOT let her get within "kissing distance" of any intact male. This is a MAJOR responsibility for you as the owner of an intact female.....no excuses accepted. I have intact females as well as intact males, and you MUST know when your female is coming into heat and keep her locked up away from males....there are hundreds of us breeders thhat have successfully kept intact males and females on one property, in our homes, and NEVER had an "ooops" breeding.....it takes diligence and determination and WORK to keep your female unbred, but if you know what you are doing, and you stay aware of what is going on around you, you can do it with no problem. I promised myself I would NEVER get on here and encourage anyone to spay or neuter their pet, that everything would be just fine, blah, blah, blah....I did that once and the next day, her precious baby died on the table.....I was probably just as devastated as that member was, I have not gotten over that, and I will never do that again.....you research and decide on your own if this is something you want to risk....is your vet competent and knowledgable about the care of small dogs, during surgery as well as post op care....and your anesthesiologist.....competent? You make your decision based on what you determine to be important, and not because it it something encouraged by everyone else and what is right for them. Last edited by Yorkiemom1; 01-12-2014 at 09:24 PM. | |
01-12-2014, 09:27 PM | #13 | |
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01-13-2014, 11:39 AM | #14 |
YT 2000 Club Donating Member | If the only reason that you are spaying her, is an upcoming visit to a house with a male dog, surely you know when she is due to come into her next season? I would make sure that the visit occurs after her last heat maybe 2 months or so after. But you need to know the health risks of intact females, and be cognizant of how to check for things like pyrometra, mammary tumors, etc The next thing I would do is to set up a list of questions to quiz your vet on, about their specific experience with small 2lbers on the spaying. 1. INtubation do they have a small enough tube for that tiny throat? What are the risks of developing CT or worsening a mild CT from the intubation. 2. What is their anaesthesia protocol? 3. What is her blood work like? Any areas of concern? 4. How do I change her diet to avoid weight gain that is pretty common after spaying? Develop your own list, from your research as to the risks and benefits of spaying your gal. Best of luck with your decision. ANd it is your decision to make in concert with your vet.
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